"The long awaited sequel to QUAKE II, QUAKE 4 enlists gamers in the role
of Matthew Kane, a member of the Earth Defense Force's legendary Rhino
Squad, to penetrate deep into the heart of the Strogg war machine and
engage in a series of heroic missions to destroy the barbaric alien
race. "On October 18, QUAKE is dialing it up to 4.0 on the Richter
Scale with this new chapter in Earth's war against the Strogg," said
Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "Fusing an epic war-story driven
single player campaign, and fast-paced QUAKE III Arena inspired
multiplayer, QUAKE 4 delivers a gaming experience fans will be raving
about for years."

"Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology presented on Thursday, September 29, their first model calculations for the future of the climate. According to the calculations, in the next 100 years, the climate will change more than ever. Given particular conditions, it is expected that the sea ice in the North Pole region will completely melt in the summer. Extreme weather events in Europe will increase in frequency and strength."

How bad this will be will depend on the "linking" clauses. If, for web application software, the GPL only applies to code "linked" to GPL code, then this makes sense.

However, if they modify the GPL such that the "linking" clause meaning is extended to mean "use in a more general sense" then this could kill Linux pretty much over night.

Consider the two scenarios. The first is you use some GPL libraries or code directly in your own web service like a GPL'd htmleditor control. In GPL 2 you do not have to release your code since you are not distributing it. In GPL 3 you would have to release the code because it "uses" GPL code.

However, in the second scenario, if the meaning of "use" (or "link") is extended, then you might be forced to release any code you run under Linux as a service because Linux is licensed under the GPL.

I doubt the second scenario would come to pass. It would make free software virtually impossible to adopt for anyone except hobbyists.